weathercoins Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Just heard people in the Silver Spring Starbucks talking "yeah, the snow is movin on in... at least we will have a 5 day weekend since we will be off tomorrow from the storm and then MLK Day on Monday..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 it's warm everywhere...I dont see readings anywhere in the state of VA lower than upper 30 except well southwest and in the moutains we need yellows and oranges probably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlo Snow Maker Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 some sloppy wet flakes mixing in in powhatan at 500' temp 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I just broke into the 30's in my yard. 39.8 attm. only 7.8 degrees to go for massive stickage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpikesnowlover Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 some sloppy wet flakes mixing in in powhatan at 500' temp 38 I can verify that also, just got a call from a friend out that way. Also in Manikin Sabot some very wet flakes falling. still currently only sleet in ashland at 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 18z RAP is decent even getting DCA under heavy returns in a few hours, but it will probably be like 38...sucks Yeah at 7 and 8 pm... maybe we get lucky and have wet snow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Went out for a walk during a long lunch here in Columbia, and it's definitely getting colder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 No reason to think we couldn't get accums on non-road/concrete surfaces after sunset. It would take some really good rates, which I don't believe we're going to see, to get accums on the roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Lost about 2 degrees since noon. 41.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 once you get north of I-70 there are lots of 37-39 readings...maybe that will bleed down here soon Yes. That and the weenie radar virga probably helping too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Mike Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I just broke into the 30's in my yard. 39.8 attm. only 7.8 degrees to go for massive stickage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjohnson102184 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 some sloppy wet flakes mixing in in powhatan at 500' temp 38 Very heavy sleet now in Short Pump 37.......little bit of rain little bit of snow mixing in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderdog Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 39 and breezy in Gainesville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 snow is going to be the primary precip type pretty quickly...just stickage is an issue and rates..we are in a much better spot than others...wes is in a very good spot possibly If the axis of good accumulation is Lake Monticello to LaPlata, you will do ok in Old Town..I've seen that happen many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 the latest I know what you think of these maps, but I made a comment yesterday that maybe LWX is trying to do too much, and this, I think, is an example. I know it's computer generated, but it's so unreliable that I don't see why it's even given to the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 NAM from 4pm to 1am ( i know I said to ignore it) 0.25" DCA 0.10" contour from BWI to LWX that's gone up from nothing I think if we're going to have any last minute trends, this is the way to go because it means there's a greater <weenie> chance that it ends up more vs. a drier trend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy1987 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Absolute parachute flakes coming down hard everything other than concrete turning white quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I'm actually getting slightly encouraged by the radar trends. Just did a cross section (more of a PPI) from LWX across DC to down towards Wes's house and beyond. zdr shows multiple seeder feeder dentritic growth bands in the range from 21kft down to 12 kft and precipitation making it down to 7000ft, which is knocking on the door of the dry air layer at ~850mb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 sky across Shenandoah Valley to the south (left side of pic) is starting to become obscured so snow is starting to make its way to the ground to our WEST http://www.nps.gov/webcams-shen/pinnacles.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurojosh Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 that's gone up from nothing I think if we're going to have any last minute trends, this is the way to go because it means there's a greater <weenie> chance that it ends up more vs. a drier trend True - given that it's quite hard to go from nothing down... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathervswife Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Still just slushy raindrops in Charlottesville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpikesnowlover Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Heavy sleet in Ashland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 True - given that it's quite hard to go from nothing down... well, I was trying to put an optimistic spin on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 The roads in NW D.C. are pre treated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I'm down to 39.1 now. Been a slow and steady fall all afternoon. IF I get precip I think I can get down to 34ish. Not so sure about 32. Kinda doubtful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderhound Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 up the road a few miles- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeguyfromTakomaPark Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Looks like the precip wants to fill in near DC. Maybe by dark we can fall into the 30's and get some precip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlo Snow Maker Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 Still just slushy raindrops in Charlottesville. wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Reports from friends of 5+ inches in Wise Co. with heavy snow still coming down. I was wrong earlier. I think this is going to be a memorable storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUweathermanDD Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I don't like what I see with the precip out to the SW, the wall is pushing it ese now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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